celeriac

(sə ler′ē ak′)

noun

a variety of celery (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) grown for its edible, fleshy, white root

Origin: altered < celery + ? obs. ache, an umbelliferous plant, wild celery, parsley < ME < OFr < L apium; prob. < apis, bee

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noun

An edible variety of celery (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) cultivated for its swollen knobby root. Also called celery root, turnip-rooted celery.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of celery

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